Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Brindisi, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), Brindisi, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,010 miles (or 9,672 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Brindisi – Salento Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Brindisi – Salento Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIO / KHIO | 
| Airport Name: | Portland-Hillsboro Airport | 
| Location: | Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'25"N by 122°56'59"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Portland | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HIO | 
| More Information: | HIO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDS / LIBR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Brindisi, Italy | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°39'26"N by 17°56'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Brindisi | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BDS | 
| More Information: | BDS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- The furthest airport from Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Facilities include a 6,600-foot runway, a 4,049-foot runway, and an FAA control tower.
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
- A Horizon Air plane was hijacked on May 2, 1986, en route from Eugene to Portland, with the pilot able to convince the hijacker to allow the plane to land at HIO where the hijacker was arrested.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Portland-Hillsboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland-Hillsboro Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- As of 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
Facts about Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS):
- Brindisi – Salento Airport handled 2,101,045 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) is Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of BDS.
- Because of Brindisi – Salento Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Brindisi – Salento Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Brindisi – Salento Airport", another name for BDS is "Brindisi – Aeroporto del Salento".
- Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,670 miles (18,780 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.




